Maybe because she still felt a bit of pain on her lower belly, or maybe Ernest’s embrace was way too cozy, Florence fell asleep unconsciously.
She slept soundly for the whole night.
When she woke up in the morning, Florence found nobody beside her.
Her room was also empty. Ernest was not seen.
She wondered if he was gone.
Florence sat up in a daze for a moment. She touched the pillow next to her. It had turned cold. She was certain that he had been gone for a long time.
For some reason, she felt disappointed.
If it weren’t that her family was against them, Ernest wouldn’t have to sneak in and sneak out before dawn.
However, she couldn’t see him when waking up and during the daytime, which made her feel quite upset.
Florence wished to be with him aboveboard, so they could be together as long as they want every day.
However, Victoria was against them so strongly, and nor did her father and brother agree. She didn’t know when they would change their minds.
Florence heaved a sigh. Then she got up, tidying herself up.
When she came back to her room after breakfast, Florence wanted to keep chatting with Ernest via WeChat. Much to her surprise, Tammy, who was supposed to leave her room after cleaning up, still stayed in her room.
She was standing in the center of the room, looking quite solemn.
Looking at Florence, she said seriously, “Excuse me, Little Miss.”
Florence sensed the abnormality right away. She asked, “Yes, Tammy? What’s up?”
“Little Miss, I just found this one in the bathroom.”
Slowly, Tammy pulled out her hand behind, on which there was a pack of tampons, which Florence used last night.
It was bought by Ernest.
In an instant, Florence felt a sense of guilt. She rushed over, took over the tampons, and explained, “I bought them long ago. Last night I found myself on period.”
“Little Miss, I’ve been in charge of tidying your room all the time. Before last night, I’ve never seen you have this pack of tampons,” Tammy exposed Florence’s lie.
Feeling a bit embarrassed, Florence said, “Maybe you haven’t paid attention to it.”
Tammy continued, “Little Miss, you don’t like drinking wine, but the bottle of wine has almost been finished.”
Florence’s mouth corners twitched. The wine was drunk by Ernest. She had never expected that Tammy would be so careful.
She wondered if Tammy was suspecting something.
In a panic, Florence stubbornly retorted, “Last night, I suddenly wanted to drink it...”
“Little Miss, did Mr. Hawkins come here last night?”
Tammy’s direction question made Florence swallow back her retort.
Sure enough, she had figured it out.
Florence felt a migraine. Guiltily, she immediately closed the door of her room. She frowned at Tammy in nervousness.
“Tammy, could you please pretend that you don’t know this matter? I’ll be highly appreciated. Please help me.”
Tammy frowned and convinced her with a serious look, “Little Miss, Master and Madam don’t allow you to be together with Mr. Hawkins for your own good. You shouldn’t have met Mr. Hawkins in secret.”
“They don’t agree because they have misunderstood Ernest. In the future, I’ll resolve the misunderstanding between my parents and Ernest and make them trust him. They will allow me to be with him. It’s just a matter of time.”
Florence’s tone was quite affirmative. Reaching her hands, she grabbed Tammy’s.
“Tammy, this matter is about my happiness for the rest of my life. I just want to marry Ernest. We are both women. You can surely understand me, can’t you?”
Seeing Florence like this, Tammy parted her lips, but she couldn’t utter any refusal.
Although she hadn’t served Florence for a long time, Tammy had been with Florence since she came back to the Fraser family. She had witnessed how depressed Florence was when she came back first and how happy and vivid she was now.
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